Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:07 PM

bamacrat (3,826 posts)

BREAKING NEWS: Ann Romney's plane makes emergency landing

Source: CNN

(CNN) – Ann Romney's plane made an emergency landing in Colorado on Friday, a spokeswoman from Mitt Romney's presidential campaign tweeted.

Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/09/21/ann-romney-plane-makes-emergency-landing/

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59 replies	Author	Time	Post
BREAKING NEWS: Ann Romney's plane makes emergency landing (Original post)	bamacrat	Sep 2012	OP
The horsebuckles on top came undone again	Occulus	Sep 2012	#1
Bwahahahaha!	valerief	Sep 2012	#27
Did they leave the espresso maker on too long?	The Velveteen Ocelot	Sep 2012	#2
Glad they are all okay.	efhmc	Sep 2012	#3
Me, too.	Octafish	Sep 2012	#18
Exactly, lost 4 family members in a small plane crash.	efhmc	Sep 2012	#28
My condolences	mimi85	Sep 2012	#40
It has been a long time but it changed the lives of all the family left behind.	efhmc	Sep 2012	#58
I am so sorry, efhmc. Please accept my deepest sympathies.	Octafish	Sep 2012	#44
Sorry to hear that, my deepest sympathies, thoughts, prayers and condolences	RFKHumphreyObama	Sep 2012	#55
The Plane needed some hay...	Moonwalk	Sep 2012	#4
Beautiful picture of Pegasus! Thank you.	left on green only	Sep 2012	#21
Now THAT is hard.	KamaAina	Sep 2012	#5
Thank goodness everybody is ok	MidwestTransplant	Sep 2012	#6
I am glad she is OK, regardless of her politics. I wish her well, and will be happy when she returns	JRLeft	Sep 2012	#7
Seamus fell off the roof again....	Moonwalk	Sep 2012	#8
The aircrafts bathroom wasn't good enough for her to shit in.	L0oniX	Sep 2012	#9
DAMMIT	Sophiegirl	Sep 2012	#37
very scary	tomm2thumbs	Sep 2012	#10
She must have told them to "stop it" and they thought she meant the plane.	leftylauren	Sep 2012	#11
Glad everyone's all right!	nolabear	Sep 2012	#12
I'm glad she's ok too,	onethatcares	Sep 2012	#13
Classier than one of the hooves on Rafalca?	XemaSab	Sep 2012	#35
Glad everyone's ok, too.	Roland99	Sep 2012	#14
I'm glad everyone is fine.	Third Doctor	Sep 2012	#15
Lots of things about the Romney's, as public figures, are joking matters. This really isn't	Tom Rinaldo	Sep 2012	#16
Electrical fire in the cabin	BeyondGeography	Sep 2012	#17
Shit! That would really suck to smell an electrical fire while you're waiting to do an emergency	truthisfreedom	Sep 2012	#26
Poor Ms. Romney. After all she's been through in this campaign.	Speck Tater	Sep 2012	#19
Rumor has it, since the campaign is so broke	RoccoR5955	Sep 2012	#20
Glad they're okay - maybe Mitt and Ann will use this as an out...	polichick	Sep 2012	#22
Good News	colsohlibgal	Sep 2012	#23
I've made an emergency landing	nichomachus	Sep 2012	#24
Heck, I was in one that made an emergency stop (during takeoff)	petronius	Sep 2012	#33
That happened to me once too	nichomachus	Sep 2012	#34
Jeeez....	louis-t	Sep 2012	#38
as someone on the other site said	veganlush	Sep 2012	#25
Is that a Canadian aircraft she's on?	Cannikin	Sep 2012	#29
Yup. Here's the flight details:	JBoy	Sep 2012	#30
Did the dog-crate on the top made the engines stall? n/t	cosmicone	Sep 2012	#31
Who would want to see Mrs. Romney killed?	AAO	Sep 2012	#32
On the cargo plane I worked while in the Air Force	cpwm17	Sep 2012	#36
She had to powder her nose.	Kablooie	Sep 2012	#39
As someone who doesn't like to fly...	SouthLouisianaWoman	Sep 2012	#41
Probably had a panic attack	Aerows	Sep 2012	#42
No worries, there's a Learjet waiting in the plane elevator	Blue Owl	Sep 2012	#43
drama....	fascisthunter	Sep 2012	#45
I home the Denver Airport Authority sends the Romney campaign a bill for the first responders	SkatmanRoth	Sep 2012	#46
Glad her plane landed safely	WallaceRitchie	Sep 2012	#47
DUzy! /nt	Ash_F	Sep 2012	#56
I second that DUzy! /nt	demwing	Sep 2012	#57
Hope there is an investigation!	fun n serious	Sep 2012	#48
That must have been terrifying for everyone on the plane.	Chemisse	Sep 2012	#49
It's not good to travel on small planes	Rosa Luxemburg	Sep 2012	#50
she was never in any danger	Bombero1956	Sep 2012	#51
She really is having an awful time, isn't she?	sofa king	Sep 2012	#52
I'm glad she's ok.	JoeyT	Sep 2012	#53
Glad she's OK and safe	RFKHumphreyObama	Sep 2012	#54
Obviously, the dog on top of the plane pooped his carrier and they pulled over to hose it off.	IronicNews	Sep 2012	#59

Response to bamacrat (Original post)

Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:09 PM

Occulus (20,334 posts)

1. The horsebuckles on top came undone again

Damn loose horsebuckles...

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Response to Occulus (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:39 PM

valerief (35,681 posts)

27. Bwahahahaha!

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Response to bamacrat (Original post)

Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:11 PM

The Velveteen Ocelot (34,727 posts)

2. Did they leave the espresso maker on too long?

Last edited Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:14 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)

(Chances are it was a minor air conditioning system malfunction, which will often produce some smoke in the cabin. Normally they will do a precautionary landing to be safe.)

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Response to bamacrat (Original post)

Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:11 PM

efhmc (9,595 posts)

3. Glad they are all okay.

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Response to efhmc (Reply #3)

Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:24 PM

Octafish (33,450 posts)

18. Me, too.

Plane crashes are no joke, no matter who's in them.

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Response to Octafish (Reply #18)

Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:40 PM

efhmc (9,595 posts)

28. Exactly, lost 4 family members in a small plane crash.

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Response to efhmc (Reply #28)

Fri Sep 21, 2012, 06:41 PM

mimi85 (407 posts)

40. My condolences

We've lost four to guns - self inflicted, but still....the hurt never really goes away. Take care.

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Response to mimi85 (Reply #40)

Sun Sep 23, 2012, 10:47 PM

efhmc (9,595 posts)

58. It has been a long time but it changed the lives of all the family left behind.

So, I have a hard time find anything amusing about this event.

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Response to efhmc (Reply #28)

Fri Sep 21, 2012, 07:28 PM

Octafish (33,450 posts)

44. I am so sorry, efhmc. Please accept my deepest sympathies.

I also have lost family members in a plane crash -- my cousin and his son. It happened 20 years now. It seems like yesterday.

I've also lost a good friend in a small plane. He was a Vietnam veteran fighter pilot -- a Thunderchief driver.

Every day, I miss them.

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Response to efhmc (Reply #28)

Sat Sep 22, 2012, 11:28 AM

RFKHumphreyObama (15,031 posts)

55. Sorry to hear that, my deepest sympathies, thoughts, prayers and condolences

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Response to bamacrat (Original post)

Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:11 PM

Moonwalk (1,246 posts)

4. The Plane needed some hay...

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Response to Moonwalk (Reply #4)

Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:26 PM

left on green only (1,077 posts)

21. Beautiful picture of Pegasus! Thank you.

Horses are such magnificent creatures.

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Response to bamacrat (Original post)

Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:12 PM

KamaAina (45,243 posts)

5. Now THAT is hard.

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Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:12 PM

MidwestTransplant (7,973 posts)

6. Thank goodness everybody is ok

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Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:12 PM

JRLeft (1,953 posts)

7. I am glad she is OK, regardless of her politics. I wish her well, and will be happy when she returns

to one of her 50 homes.

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Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:13 PM

Moonwalk (1,246 posts)

8. Seamus fell off the roof again....

Hard to keep a dog carrier on top of a plane.

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Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:13 PM

L0oniX (17,343 posts)

9. The aircrafts bathroom wasn't good enough for her to shit in.

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Response to L0oniX (Reply #9)

Fri Sep 21, 2012, 06:11 PM

Sophiegirl (529 posts)

37. DAMMIT

I kept trying wipe that gnat off my screen!!!!!!

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Response to bamacrat (Original post)

Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:14 PM

tomm2thumbs (9,188 posts)

10. very scary

something like that needs to be investigated -- big time! I don't trust the GOP crazies who think God speaks to them and tells them what to do -- who knows what they are capable of, frankly.

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Response to bamacrat (Original post)

Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:17 PM

leftylauren (51 posts)

11. She must have told them to "stop it" and they thought she meant the plane.

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Response to bamacrat (Original post)

Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:18 PM

nolabear (14,720 posts)

12. Glad everyone's all right!

'Nuff said.

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Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:19 PM

onethatcares (6,637 posts)

13. I'm glad she's ok too,

the last thing we need is a sympathy vote.

Let's keep it classy, OK?

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Response to onethatcares (Reply #13)

Fri Sep 21, 2012, 06:01 PM

XemaSab (57,410 posts)

35. Classier than one of the hooves on Rafalca?

(I'm happy that she didn't die before she got to stand next to ol' Mitt and try not to look angry while he gave a concession speech.

)

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Response to bamacrat (Original post)

Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:20 PM

Roland99 (36,501 posts)

14. Glad everyone's ok, too.

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Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:22 PM

Third Doctor (1,025 posts)

15. I'm glad everyone is fine.

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Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:22 PM

Tom Rinaldo (14,967 posts)

16. Lots of things about the Romney's, as public figures, are joking matters. This really isn't

I'm glad she and everyone else on board are OK.

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Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:24 PM

BeyondGeography (21,309 posts)

17. Electrical fire in the cabin

Scary stuff.

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Response to BeyondGeography (Reply #17)

Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:33 PM

truthisfreedom (17,677 posts)

26. Shit! That would really suck to smell an electrical fire while you're waiting to do an emergency

landing. I'm glad it turned out ok.

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Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:24 PM

Speck Tater (10,618 posts)

19. Poor Ms. Romney. After all she's been through in this campaign.

It's just so hard. You can't imagine how hard it is. I hope she is O.K. and doesn't have a nervous breakdown or a meltdown on live T.V. That would be just terrible to melt down on live T.V. Let's all hope nothing like that ever happens. Goodness gracious. We all hope she can hold it together and stay on an even keel and not freak out and throw a hissy fit or something unfortunate like that.

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Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:25 PM

RoccoR5955 (6,491 posts)

20. Rumor has it, since the campaign is so broke

They made an emergency landing so that Willard could do a fund raiser for money for fuel for his plane.

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Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:28 PM

polichick (30,375 posts)

22. Glad they're okay - maybe Mitt and Ann will use this as an out...

If they're smart they'll say that it's all just too stressful and they've come to see that their place is at home with their family.

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Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:29 PM

colsohlibgal (980 posts)

23. Good News

I wish her good health, I just don't want her or her robot Hubby in the White House.

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Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:31 PM

nichomachus (10,085 posts)

24. I've made an emergency landing

Rather I've been in a plane that made an emergency landing. It's stressful.

I don't wish her any evil -- just a long happy life in California on her dancing horse, and she can start Nov, 7 -- if all goes well.

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Response to nichomachus (Reply #24)

Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:50 PM

petronius (19,653 posts)

33. Heck, I was in one that made an emergency stop (during takeoff)

That was more than enough stress for me!

+1 to your entire sentiment...

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Response to petronius (Reply #33)

Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:58 PM

nichomachus (10,085 posts)

34. That happened to me once too

We were very close to takeoff, when all of a sudden, you could hear all these alarms coming from the cockpit. They brought the plane to a screeching halt. It took four hours to replace the fuse that had blown or whatever.

As a side excitement, one guy demanded to be let back on the plane to retrieve his carry on, which he had left when we deplaned. They told him he couldn't because the power had been shut down and the plane was dark. He screamed and yelled and carried on like a two-year-old, threatening to sue the airline. Finally, they relented and said he could go on as long as he realized the danger. A few minutes later he came back out. He had fallen in the dark and broken his arm. He was screaming and yelling and carrying on like a two-year-old and was threatening to sue the airline for exposing him to such dangerous conditions.

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Response to nichomachus (Reply #34)

Fri Sep 21, 2012, 06:11 PM

louis-t (12,506 posts)

38. Jeeez....

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Response to bamacrat (Original post)

Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:33 PM

veganlush (1,905 posts)

25. as someone on the other site said

she picked the wrong place to burn the tax returns! I'm glad all are ok.

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Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:41 PM

Cannikin (8,272 posts)

29. Is that a Canadian aircraft she's on?

Looks like a CRJ or similar.

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Response to Cannikin (Reply #29)

Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:46 PM

JBoy (7,463 posts)

30. Yup. Here's the flight details:

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/WWI12/history/20120921/1830Z/KOMA/KSMO

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Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:47 PM

cosmicone (3,379 posts)

31. Did the dog-crate on the top made the engines stall? n/t

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Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:50 PM

AAO (1,497 posts)

32. Who would want to see Mrs. Romney killed?

I suspect the large money people are getting into the mix, trying to bring sympathy to Mitt.

It just may have worked too. Maybe the tragedy would have made Mitt more human, and help him get elected. I'm sure a full investigation will take place with an eye toward sabotage.

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Fri Sep 21, 2012, 06:04 PM

cpwm17 (1,252 posts)

36. On the cargo plane I worked while in the Air Force

Last edited Fri Sep 21, 2012, 10:09 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)

the only thing that I saw that caused smoke in the cockpit were burnt avionics cooling fans. It happened quite a few times that I saw. It was triple redundant (three fans on the plane), so there was little danger.

It was an all day job to replace the fan.

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Fri Sep 21, 2012, 06:27 PM

Kablooie (8,856 posts)

39. She had to powder her nose.

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Fri Sep 21, 2012, 06:43 PM

SouthLouisianaWoman (48 posts)

41. As someone who doesn't like to fly...

...and who does it only when necessary AND with doses of motion sickness medicine and some type of doctor-prescribed relaxant I can't even imagine seeing smoke in a plane I was traveling in.

Politically I have little if anything in common with the Romneys, and I want Romney defeated VERY badly. But there is no way I'd ever wish them ill.

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Fri Sep 21, 2012, 06:51 PM

Aerows (13,853 posts)

42. Probably had a panic attack

after she realized how ridiculous she looked yesterday. And I'm by no means grave-dancing. I've flown from coast to coast, and had a grueling schedule at times while I got tired, or worn down.

Everyday people have to pull themselves together after they have a bad day or show their ass like Ann Romney did. She is no different than the rest of us that continue on because we have to. She might learn a few things if she does.

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Fri Sep 21, 2012, 06:57 PM

Blue Owl (8,511 posts)

43. No worries, there's a Learjet waiting in the plane elevator

n/t

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Fri Sep 21, 2012, 07:29 PM

fascisthunter (28,608 posts)

45. drama....

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Fri Sep 21, 2012, 07:33 PM

SkatmanRoth (135 posts)

46. I home the Denver Airport Authority sends the Romney campaign a bill for the first responders

Make Romney pay for having those firemen paramedics storm the plane like that. It must have cost Denver a bundle to have that plane land there.

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Fri Sep 21, 2012, 07:41 PM

WallaceRitchie (236 posts)

47. Glad her plane landed safely

A pair of Mitt's pants was found smoldering in a suitcase.

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Sat Sep 22, 2012, 11:36 AM

Ash_F (1,743 posts)

56. DUzy! /nt

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Sat Sep 22, 2012, 11:38 AM

demwing (10,967 posts)

57. I second that DUzy! /nt

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Fri Sep 21, 2012, 07:57 PM

fun n serious (314 posts)

48. Hope there is an investigation!

I don't trust Romney. Sympathy is what he needs to win this election. Yes!! I do think he is that evil.

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Fri Sep 21, 2012, 09:45 PM

Chemisse (18,414 posts)

49. That must have been terrifying for everyone on the plane.

I don't wish the horror of a near crash on anyone, even her.

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Fri Sep 21, 2012, 09:51 PM

Rosa Luxemburg (22,020 posts)

50. It's not good to travel on small planes

better to fly on a major airline

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Fri Sep 21, 2012, 11:12 PM

Bombero1956 (3,304 posts)

51. she was never in any danger

she had her magic underwear on.

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Fri Sep 21, 2012, 11:24 PM

sofa king (8,704 posts)

52. She really is having an awful time, isn't she?

I am glad she is okay, and wish her well.

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Sat Sep 22, 2012, 12:53 AM

JoeyT (4,549 posts)

53. I'm glad she's ok.

I'll refrain from making jokes, not really out of respect for her or her husband, but rather to avoid hurting DUers that might have lost someone this way.

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Sat Sep 22, 2012, 11:27 AM

RFKHumphreyObama (15,031 posts)

54. Glad she's OK and safe

My great uncle and two other family friends died in separate plane crashes. Very sad for those left behind

Glad this all turned out OK

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Sun Sep 23, 2012, 11:57 PM

IronicNews (95 posts)

59. Obviously, the dog on top of the plane pooped his carrier and they pulled over to hose it off.

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Latest Breaking News (Forum)

BREAKING NEWS: Ann Romney's plane makes emergency landing

1. The horsebuckles on top came undone again

27. Bwahahahaha!

2. Did they leave the espresso maker on too long?

3. Glad they are all okay.

18. Me, too.

28. Exactly, lost 4 family members in a small plane crash.

40. My condolences

58. It has been a long time but it changed the lives of all the family left behind.

44. I am so sorry, efhmc. Please accept my deepest sympathies.

55. Sorry to hear that, my deepest sympathies, thoughts, prayers and condolences

4. The Plane needed some hay...

21. Beautiful picture of Pegasus! Thank you.

5. Now THAT is hard.

6. Thank goodness everybody is ok

7. I am glad she is OK, regardless of her politics. I wish her well, and will be happy when she returns

8. Seamus fell off the roof again....

9. The aircrafts bathroom wasn't good enough for her to shit in.

37. DAMMIT

10. very scary

11. She must have told them to "stop it" and they thought she meant the plane.

12. Glad everyone's all right!

13. I'm glad she's ok too,

35. Classier than one of the hooves on Rafalca?

14. Glad everyone's ok, too.

15. I'm glad everyone is fine.

16. Lots of things about the Romney's, as public figures, are joking matters. This really isn't

17. Electrical fire in the cabin

26. Shit! That would really suck to smell an electrical fire while you're waiting to do an emergency

19. Poor Ms. Romney. After all she's been through in this campaign.

20. Rumor has it, since the campaign is so broke

22. Glad they're okay - maybe Mitt and Ann will use this as an out...

23. Good News

24. I've made an emergency landing

33. Heck, I was in one that made an emergency *stop* (during takeoff)

34. That happened to me once too

38. Jeeez....

25. as someone on the other site said

29. Is that a Canadian aircraft she's on?

30. Yup. Here's the flight details:

31. Did the dog-crate on the top made the engines stall? n/t

32. Who would want to see Mrs. Romney killed?

36. On the cargo plane I worked while in the Air Force

39. She had to powder her nose.

41. As someone who doesn't like to fly...

42. Probably had a panic attack

43. No worries, there's a Learjet waiting in the plane elevator

45. drama....

46. I home the Denver Airport Authority sends the Romney campaign a bill for the first responders

47. Glad her plane landed safely

56. DUzy! /nt

57. I second that DUzy! /nt

48. Hope there is an investigation!

49. That must have been terrifying for everyone on the plane.

50. It's not good to travel on small planes

51. she was never in any danger

52. She really is having an awful time, isn't she?

53. I'm glad she's ok.

54. Glad she's OK and safe

59. Obviously, the dog on top of the plane pooped his carrier and they pulled over to hose it off.

33. Heck, I was in one that made an emergency stop (during takeoff)